Answers, Quiz no. 881

1. 1. Burn one's fingers – To suffer because of one's own actions.
      English: To get into trouble or suffer loss due to a mistake.
      Hindi: अपनी गलती के कारण नुकसान उठाना।

   2. Beat about the bush – To avoid the main point.
      English: To speak indirectly and not come to the point.
      Hindi: बात को घुमाना-फिराना।

   3. Beat the air / Flog a dead horse – To make useless efforts.
      English: To waste time on something that cannot succeed.
      Hindi: व्यर्थ प्रयास करना।

   4. Build castles in the air – To daydream.
      English: To make unrealistic plans or dreams.
      Hindi: हवाई किले बनाना।

   5. Break the ice – To start a conversation.
      English: To overcome initial shyness or awkwardness.
      Hindi: बातचीत की शुरुआत करना।

   6. Bring to book – To punish or hold accountable.
      English: To make someone answer for a wrongdoing.
      Hindi: अपराध के लिए दंडित करना।

   7. Breathe one's last – To die.
      English: To take one's final breath.
      Hindi: प्राण त्यागना।

   8. Bird's eye view – A general view from above.
      English: An overall view of something.
      Hindi: विहंगम दृश्य।

   9. Bolt from the blue – A sudden surprise.
      English: An unexpected and shocking event.
      Hindi: अचानक होने वाली चौंकाने वाली घटना।

   10. Burn one's boats – To make retreat impossible.
       English: To commit fully with no possibility of turning back.
       Hindi: वापसी का रास्ता बंद कर देना।

   11. Bated breath – In anxious expectation.
       English: Waiting eagerly and nervously.
       Hindi: उत्सुकता और चिंता के साथ प्रतीक्षा करना।

   12. Bee in one's bonnet – An obsession.
       English: A fixed idea that constantly occupies someone's mind.
       Hindi: किसी बात का सनक होना।

   13. By hook or by crook – By any means.
       English: Using fair or unfair methods to achieve something.
       Hindi: किसी भी तरह से।

   14. Bear the brunt of – To suffer the main impact.
       English: To receive the worst part of something unpleasant.
       Hindi: सबसे अधिक कष्ट सहना।

   15. Bell the cat – To take a risky initiative.
       English: To do a dangerous task that others avoid.
       Hindi: जोखिम भरा कार्य अपने ऊपर लेना।

   16. Bid defiance – To resist boldly.
       English: To refuse to obey or be afraid of someone.
       Hindi: खुलकर विरोध करना।

   17. Blow one's trumpet – To boast.
       English: To praise oneself excessively.
       Hindi: अपनी प्रशंसा स्वयं करना।

   18. Break the news – To inform something important.
       English: To tell someone important or shocking news.
       Hindi: समाचार सुनाना।

   19. Burn a hole in one's pocket – To spend money quickly.
       English: To be eager to spend money.
       Hindi: पैसा खर्च करने की तीव्र इच्छा होना।

   20. Bury the hatchet – To make peace.
       English: To end a quarrel and become friendly again.
       Hindi: झगड़ा समाप्त कर मेल-मिलाप कर लेना।

   21. Bad blood – Ill feeling.
       English: Hatred or hostility between people.
       Hindi: मनमुटाव या दुश्मनी।

   22. Bite the dust – To fail or die.
       English: To be defeated completely.
       Hindi: हार जाना या पराजित होना।

   23. Bookworm – A person fond of reading.
       English: Someone who spends a lot of time reading books.
       Hindi: पुस्तक-प्रेमी व्यक्ति।

   24. Bad egg – A dishonest person.
       English: A person of bad character.
       Hindi: बुरा या दुष्ट व्यक्ति।

   25. Beside the mark – Irrelevant.
       English: Not related to the matter being discussed.
       Hindi: विषय से हटकर, असंगत।